Weekends with Ben O’Hara-Byrne

Weekends with Ben O’Hara Byrne will showcase Ben’s signature curiosity, good humour, and love for great Canadian stories - whenever you're listening. Learn new things, hear surprising perspectives, and head into your day with fresh stories to talk about.

Ben O’Hara Byrne brings decades of experience in journalism, broadcast, and connecting with people to the microphone. Throughout his career, he’s held reporting & anchor roles across Canada, from Quebec City to Ottawa to Victoria. He’s been a network bureau chief in Beijing and London, U.K. And, he’s reported on stories around the world, including Afghanistan, North Korea, Libya, Ukraine and Russia.

News
Politics
1626
In a tough economy - how do we learn to buy les...
14 min
1627
Why is shoplifting, already a multi-billion dol...
12 min
1628
Russia weaponizes winter in its war with Ukrain...
13 min
1629
Documenting the lives of British Columbians who...
17 min
1630
Why is the Ontario government opening up protec...
17 min
1631
Why Ottawa’s new dental benefit for kids falls ...
13 min
1632
Will the “Alberta Sovereignty within a United C...
49 min
1633
The mood amongst Canadian fans as Canada gets s...
12 min
1634
Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active ...
13 min
1635
Problems in our Canadian cities - do downtown b...
6 min
1636
Problems in our Canadian cities - a store owner...
10 min
1637
A woman who survived stomach cancer fights to r...
13 min
1638
Journo Corner: Finance and a new show on the Co...
7 min
1639
Some Chinese cities rollback COVID restrictions...
10 min
1640
Will the “Alberta Sovereignty within a United C...
13 min
1641
Danielle Smith calls companies on vaccine requi...
73 min
1642
The allure of conspiracy theories and the rise ...
26 min
1643
Food insecurity is a growing problem in Canadia...
16 min
1644
As Canada marks Giving Tuesday, charities are s...
12 min
1645
Helping pave the way to accredit more foreign d...
14 min
1646
Danielle Smith charts a new and controversial c...
14 min
1647
Anger over ongoing COVID-19 restrictions prompt...
65 min
1648
Why small talk is so important to our mental he...
14 min
1649
CSIS investigates death threats from Iran again...
14 min
1650
Fixing the problems with our Canadian cities - ...
17 min